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Elijah Newton Hanks 1834–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 FEB 1834

Birth Location: Maury County, TN

Death Date: APR 1908

Death Location: TN, USA

Father: Elijah Hanks

Mother: Mary WOOLVERTON

Spouse(s): Mary Pliss, Sarah Wisener

Children(s): William Hanks, Sarah Hanks, Francis Hanks, Ada Hanks, Fannie Hanks, James Hanks, Nellie Hanks, Maggie Hanks, Marietta Hanks, Alice Hanks, Mary Hanks, George Hanks, Ella Hanks, Lula Hanks, eugenia Hanks

Elijah Newton Hanks was born in 1834 in Maury County, TN, the child of Elijah Hanks And Mary Woolverton. Elijah Newton Hanks married Mary Elizabeth Pliss, Sarah Jane Wisener, and had children including Ada Ellen Hanks, Alice Texana Hanks, Ella Hanks, Eugenia Hanks, Fannie Mae Hanks, Francis Hanks, George W Hanks, James Alexander Hanks, Lula L Hanks, Maggie Hanks, Marietta E Hanks, Mary Elizabeth Hanks, Nellie Hanks, Sarah E Hanks, William Tell Hanks. Elijah Newton Hanks passed away in 1908 in TN, USA.

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Biography

  • Elijah Newton Hanks was born in 1834 in Maury County, TN, the child of Elijah Hanks And Mary Woolverton.
  • Elijah Newton Hanks married Mary Elizabeth Pliss, Sarah Jane Wisener, and had children including Ada Ellen Hanks, Alice Texana Hanks, Ella Hanks, Eugenia Hanks, Fannie Mae Hanks, Francis Hanks, George W Hanks, James Alexander Hanks, Lula L Hanks, Maggie Hanks, Marietta E Hanks, Mary Elizabeth Hanks, Nellie Hanks, Sarah E Hanks, William Tell Hanks.
  • Elijah Newton Hanks passed away in 1908 in TN, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elijah Hanks
1793–1871
Birth Location: Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
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Mary WOOLVERTON
1795–1854
Birth Location: Lincoln Co. [later Pulaski Co.], Kentucky, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Pliss
1835–1913
Birth Location: DeWitt County, Illinois, USA
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Sarah Wisener
1838–1868
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

William Hanks
1861–1910
Birth Location: Seneca, Nemaha County, Kansas, USA
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Sarah Hanks
1877–1956
Birth Location: Kansas
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Francis Hanks
1869–1923
Birth Location: Kansas
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Ada Hanks
1871–1916
Birth Location: Kansas, USA
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Fannie Hanks
1873–1916
Birth Location: Seneca, Nemaha County, Kansas, USA
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James Hanks
1875–1962
Birth Location: Seneca, Nemaha County, Kansas, USA
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Nellie Hanks
1889–1984
Birth Location: Kansas
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Maggie Hanks
1881–1882
Birth Location: Kansas, USA
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Marietta Hanks
1879–1941
Birth Location: Kansas
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Alice Hanks
1855–1882
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Mary Hanks
1858–1914
Birth Location: Maury, Tennessee, USA
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George Hanks
–1859
Birth Location: –
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Ella Hanks
1861–1930
Birth Location: Maury County, Tennessee, USA
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Lula Hanks
1867–1957
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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eugenia Hanks
1860–1927
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Elijah Hanks's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Hanks
1834–1908
Birth Place: Maury County, TN
Parents
Elijah Hanks
1793–1871
Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Mary WOOLVERTON
1795–1854
Lincoln Co. [later Pulaski Co.], Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Moses Hanks
1748–1831
Virginia, United States
Aggatha ("Aggy" Elizabeth) Dodson
1749–1831
Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
Andrew (Joel Jackson) WOOLVERTON
1750–1812
Hunterdon Co, NJ
Sarah (Ann) Stone
1760–1808
Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
Great-Grandparents
Luke Hanks
1684–1757
Elizabeth Glascock
1690–1757
Thomas Dodson
1728–1783
Ann Neville
1730–1824
JOEL SR.
1715–1795
Elizabeth Robins
1720–1800
Moses Hanks
1748–1831
Aggatha Dodson
1749–1831
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Hanks
1655–1704
Sarah Woodbridge
1651–1708
Thomas x
1640–1701
Anne x
1655–1713
Thomas Dodson
1707–1726
Elizabeth Rose
1706–1766
Joseph Neville
1707–1790
Ann Bohannan
1710–1762
Charles Sr
1660–1746
Mary Chadwick
1674–1751
Jonathan Robbins
1696–1775
Eleanor Robbins
1690–1790
Luke Hanks
1684–1757
Elizabeth Glascock
1690–1757
Thomas Dodson
1728–1783
Ann Neville
1730–1824

Elijah Hanks's Descendants

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Elijah (Newton) Hanks (24 FEB 1834–APR 1908) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Pliss (18 Feb 1835–16 Jun 1913) m. Sarah (Jane) Wisener (1838–13 Aug 1868)
  1. 1. William (Tell) Hanks 1861–1910
  2. 2. Sarah (E.) Hanks 1877–1956
  3. 3. Francis Hanks 1869–1923 m. Mary (J.) Hanks 1867–1943
    1. 1. Grace (E) Hanks 1888–
    2. 2. Maggie (Fay) Hanks 1893–1985
    3. 3. Wilma Hanks 1897–
    4. 4. Ira Hanks 1902–
  4. 4. Ada (Ellen) Hanks 1871–1916 m. Francis (Ulysses) Sheeley 1864–1937
    1. 1. Roy (Buford) Sheeley 1889–1961
  5. 5. Fannie (Mae) Hanks 1873–1916
  6. 6. James (Alexander) Hanks 1875–1962
  7. 7. Nellie Hanks 1889–1984 m. Hugh (E.) Werner 1886–
    1. 1. Mary (Pauline) Werner 1911–1968
    2. 2. Hugh (Ernest Werner) Jr. 1914–1960
  8. 8. Maggie Hanks 1881–1882
  9. 9. Marietta (E.) Hanks 1879–1941
  10. 10. Alice (Texana) Hanks 1855–1882 m. Jeremiah (M Carter) Stone 1850–1926
    1. 1. William (Carlie) Stone 1876–1950
    2. 2. John (Gordon Stone) Sr 1879–1950
    3. 3. Sallie (Lenora) Stone 1873–1951
  11. 11. Mary (Elizabeth) Hanks 1858–1914
    1. 1. Elmer (Eugene) Fraser 1877–1943
    2. 2. Sarah (E.) Frazer 1879–1943
    3. 3. Emma Fraser 1880–1958
  12. 12. George (W) Hanks –1859
  13. 13. Ella Hanks 1861–1930 m. James (M.) Gregory 1861–
    1. 1. Mildred (E.) Gregory 1889–1927
    2. 2. Elise (Trudeau) Gregory 1892–1895
  14. 14. Lula (L) Hanks 1867–1957 m. James (Hugh) Forgey 1864–1937
  15. 15. eugenia Hanks 1860–1927 m. Milton (Erwin) Allen 1857–1926
    1. 1. Winnie Allen 1892–1912
    2. 2. Mattie (Pearl) Allen 1880–1971
    3. 3. Bessie (Lee) Allen 1882–1965
    4. 4. William (Hubert) Allen 1884–1905
    5. 5. Eugene Allen 1891–1891
    6. 6. Virgina (May) Allen 1878–1878

Elijah Hanks's Timeline

3 Records

1834
24 FEB 1834
Birth of Elijah Newton Hanks in Maury County, TN
Maury County, TN
1908
4 APR 1908
Age 74
Death of Elijah Newton Hanks in Maury County, TN
Maury County, TN
1908
APR 1908
Age 74
Burial of Elijah Newton Hanks in TN, USA
TN, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 FEB 1834
    Event Place: Maury County, TN
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 APR 1908
    Event Place: Maury County, TN
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: APR 1908
    Event Place: TN, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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